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January 24, 2014

Black Teen Charged After Suffering Genital Injury in Search by Philadelphia Police 
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An African-American teenager in Philadelphia is facing charges stemming
from an incident in which police left him seriously injured.
Sixteen-year-old Darrin Manning was on his way to a basketball game when
he was stopped and frisked earlier this month. Manning says that in the
course of being patted down, an officer squeezed his genitals with such
force that he suffered a ruptured testicle. Manning underwent emergency
surgery and is still having trouble walking. His family now says they
worry if he will be able to father children. Manning, a straight-A
student, has now been charged with aggravated assault, resisting arrest
and reckless endangerment. A trial date has been set for March. On
Thursday, a crowd of demonstrators braved freezing temperatures to rally
in support of Manning outside a preliminary hearing. Manning's attorney
is calling for a federal investigation into whether police violated his
client's civil rights.

 

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